Beverage container



May 26, 1964 H. M. CHANG BEVERAGE CONTAINER Filed Dec. 7, 1962 UnitedStates Patent 3,134,530 anvnnaon CGNTATNER Henry M. Chang, 2451 WebbAve, Bronx, FLY. Filed Bee. 7, 1962, Ser. No. 2 2-299 3 2 Claims. (Cl.229--7) This invention relates to a beverage container, and especiallyto one containing a straw and having the further advantage of providing,by means of a tear strip, an improved opening for pouring.

One embodiment of the invention comprises a rectangular conta ner inwhich a straw or sipper straw, straight and unbent, is included in suchposition and in such attachment that it is of adequate length, thecontainer also being properly proportioned, thereby avoiding priorstructures which required that the straw be bent, which s ructures arecomplicated and expensive and otherwise unsatisfactory.

The container is rectangular and preferably square, and needs only asingle cover. The length of the diagonal of the cover is greater thanthe depth of the container. The cover comprises a diagonal tear stripextended from one corner substantially to the diagonal corner. To theunderside of the tear strip a straw is attached, preferably in a mannersuch that it may readily be detached by the user. The straw issubstantially of the same length as the tear strip, which, as indicated,is of greater length than the depth of the container, so that the strawis long enough to reach to the bottom of the container, afterdetachment, and also extends above the cover enough to provide a mouthpiece.

The drawings illustrate the invention, and in these:

FIGURE 1 is a plan view of the container, showing a tear strip in thecover and indicating a straw under the tear strip;

FIGURE 2 is a side view of the container of FIG 1, a flange of the coverbroken away to show a straw attached to the underside of the cover;

FIGURE 3 is a perspective view of the container and indicating the tearstrip and straw, and tabs formed for the tear strip from adjoining partsof adjacent flanges of the cover;

FIGURE 4 is an elevational View showing the tear strip partly opened andthe attached straw in one position for drinking;

FIGURE 5 shows an end View of the tear strip and one means for attachingthe straw to the strip; and

FIGURE 6 is a side view of the strip and another method of attaching thestraw to the strip.

Referring to the drawings for a detailed description, the numeral 7indicates a rectangular container as a whole, i.e., the body 8 and cover9. The cover has depending flanges lil sealed to the outer sides of thebody. The length of the diagonal of the cover is greater than the depthof the body 8 by enough to provide a mouthpiece when the lower end ofthe straw is at the bottom of the body.

The cover 9 is scored diagonally to provide a tear strip 15, asindicated in dotted lines in FTGURES 1 and 3. This in i1.

strip extends from one corner of the cover to the diagonal corner, andcomprises a pair of tabs 16 formed from adjoining portions of adjacentflanges of the cover, said tabs being scored so that they may be pulledloose and used to open said tear strip.

To the underside of the tear strip a sipper or straw 17, preferably madeof a synthetic plastic material, is attached before the cover is put on.The straw is substantially of the same length as the strip and ispreferably attached thereto in such manner that it may be readilydetached manually therefrom by the user. FIGURES 4 and 5 show one methodof attachment, wherein a band 19, having its ends adhesively attached tothe tear strip, covers a portion of the straw to hold it. The band isreadily torn from the strip to release the straw, or, if desired, thestraw may remain attached and the straw used as illustrated in FIG- URE4, it being understood that the upstanding portion of the strip ispushed back, away from the straw, also that the strip may be torn to itsend and removed. By making the band 19 slightly loose over the straw,the latter may be slipped out of it.

FIGURE 6 shows another method of attaching the straw; this is done byapplying an adhesive, as at points 21 and 22, so that the straw may bedetached by a slight pull.

By providing a single cover for the container, which cover includes adiagonal tear strip extending fully to one corner of the cover and body,I provide, when the strip is lifted a little, a pouring opening which iseflicient in two ways, viz., in providing a V-shaped corner whichfunctions as a spout, and in extending to the corner or" the body sothat, on a quick emptying, all of the beverage is poured, asdistinguished from openings which are near but not at the corner of thebody and which retain a little of the beverage, thus effecting a saving.

What is clairned is:

l. A rectangular beverage container having sides, bottom and top, thediagonal length of the top being greater than the depth of thecontainer, the top comprising a diagonal tear strip extending from onecorner toward the diagonal corner, and a straight straw extending fulllength along the tear strip and parallel thereto and of a length greaterthan the depth of the container, and means connecting the straw to thetear strip and allowing manual detachment of the straw from the strip.

2. The combination specified in claim, in which said means is anadhesive.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS968,425 Schiff Aug. 23, 1910 2,107,613 Kotcher et al Feb. 8, 19382,470,984 Homing et al May 24, 1949 FOREIGN PATENTS 1,075,453 GermanyFeb. 11, 1960

1. A RECTANGULAR BEVERAGE CONTAINER HAVING SIDES, BOTTOM AND TOP, THEDIAGONAL LENGTH OF THE TOP BEING GREATER THAN THE DEPTH OF THECONTAINER, THE TOP COMPRISING A DIAGONAL TEAR STRIP EXTENDING FROM ONECORNER TOWARD THE DIAGONAL CORNER, AND A STRAIGHT STRAW EXTENDING FULLLENGTH ALONG THE TEAR STRIP AND PARALLEL THERETO AND OF A LENGTH GREATERTHAN THE DEPTH OF THE CONTAINER, AND MEANS CONNECTING THE STRAW TO THETEAR STRIP AND ALLOWING MANUAL DETACHMENT OF THE STRAW FROM THE STRIP.